Wichita eagle., 1887-06-12
ARKANSAS CYCLONE.
A Business Man Of Wichita Takes the
Breath Of a HaWkeye.
From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
w. J. Conners, of the firm of Whitmore,
Connors & Co., of this city, and COnnors &
Bradley. of Wichita, is in the city for a
few days, drinking Cedar Rapids water
whose curative properties have long ago
been told, for the malaria, which he has
taken into his system during his stay down
there He interviewed an undertaken,
thinking that Mr.. Malaria was going to
down him; but since getting back to Cedar
Rapids he feels like game rooster and
will return to Wichita next week. Connors
is a born orator and when enthused on any
snbiect, for one to wish to hear Geo. r.
Vending is almost sacriiege. Wichita is
a pleasant theme to discuss and Corners is
the man to discuss it.
"Y on are very much pleased, then, with
Wichita, Mr.. Connors, said the reporter.
"Well should say so. On any former
visit my ideas and opinions were limited,
but | find on closer investigation that it
would be impossible to even state the ad-
vantages Wichita offers to all classes of
people. 1t is undoubtedly the Princess of
The West The Winning Wichita The
Queen of the Prairies, which leads all
western rivals and stands at the head of the
procession"
Mr.. Corners, in the language of Shake
speare, Come off, Is it not true that the
boom has been knocked out of Wichita?
"Not in the least. sir, not in the least.
On the contrary it is booming, and without
cessation, just like an Andersen gas well. j
you believe in keeping ahead of the
record in everythings'
Eyes. we do. There are FIVE or six M Z
buried there every day. That is good
place to send Democrats. The grave dig
gers are on strike for higher wages and
SO the situation is quite embarrassing. l
think. however, that the council has under
consideration now a proposition to build s
tomb something like the catacombs or the
ancient tombs of Rameses and as the art OF
embalming has become so perfect the
grave diggers will just have Ito come of
the perch. Those undertakers are rustlers.
Why, one of the first men who called on
me was an undertaken and bis parting
words were, come and see me.
Have you any places of amusement
Five theatres four dime museums, one
Salvation Army and host of other small
er shows tells the story. 1t is great town
for wandering MINISTRIES who parade the
streets at night discoursing the most lovely
music immaginable The Abt quartette
and the Grand Glee Club could go down
| there and make immense fortunes in six
months
"Do you have many daily arrivals
That is where the trouble is with
Wichita We have to many people. We
cannot accommodate them all You know
that Harry Bradley alwsys tells
the truth, and when writing
our advertisements alsays says
40, 900 people. sleeping in tents
No, expenses are low. and you can get good
board for Sl5 we.k. IT with TINT YOU
only have TO pay S2o week. Crsp~ art
great. grant Won Ii.s' Iva j. great Wlih
the cereals, but | am t-',nis.i'svi !" say 'ilal
Kansas is undoubtedly The parable 81 lil'
Mississippi vsihy. Such wheat hsr'
never seen hefnr.- ,in beet W"nf'r tia
the erasshcps-r> Ike la lise in kansas
Oats there y ~ ga NJ l,-u>t ~ pounds 60 Tee
bushel: rye l. rra,iy for ilsr.s->i and ir'1'
the WAY The, an ssih.riu- II 4!,~n 'is~fe
now know " hal J. u.s-snt ~ ts,,- sXf'', >>'1i
"knockirg var ~ .,si; rHn irr"usi~s'
TO Weld III least - bushels 10 the acre d.